Market garden, Phillip Bay

There are pockets of Chinese market gardens in Sydney. This one is adjacent to Botany Cemetery, which you can see in the background, especially if you click to enlarge.

Tea House windows, Chinese Garden, Darling Harbour

Catching some sun

These two women (mother and daughter?) catch some lunchtime winter sun in one of my favourite places, The Chinese Garden of Friendship at Darling Harbour.

Chinese Garden Willow

One of my favourite places in Sydney is the Chinese Garden of Friendship at Darling Harbour.

Chinese garden boathouse

A peaceful scene inside the Chinese Garden at Darling Harbour.

Chinese garden

This tranquil scene is from the Chinese Friendship Garden at Darling Harbour. It's a really beautiful and restful place in one of the most heavily touristed areas of Sydney.

The garden was designed by Sydney's sister city in China, Guangzhou and adjoins Chinatown. It was initiated by the local Chinese community to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.

I love coming here.

Today I'm in Hong Kong. Thanks to my partner, Piero, who is home "pushing the button" while I gallivant around the globe. XXX Piero.

Imperial Chinese Ladies

These two young women were at the Chinese Friendship Garden in Darling Harbour. They are visitors from The USA, and were enjoying themselves immensely dressed up in outfits from the costume shop. They told me they hadn't intended to come to the garden today, but "had gone where their hearts led them".

Not my heart, but an airline is leading me to Hong Kong this afternoon, where somehow I think life is a little different these days!